Croft · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Croft in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Croft registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Crofts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Croft registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Crofts registered

Texas counties where the Crofts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County2100%

Where the Crofts were born

Birthplaces the Crofts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina150%
Texas150%

When the Crofts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Crofts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Croft in the register

The Crofts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel CroftFayette CountySouth Carolina1853
George CroftFayette CountyTexas1848

Croft genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Croft in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 2. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Crofts in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (1) and Texas (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Croft?

Fayette County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Croft appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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